Adjustable slat supporting members for beds



H gr

P 22, 1959 c; J. BEAUVAIS 2,904,797

ADJUSTABLE SLAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS FOR BEDS Filed Feb. 26, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheetl I INVENTOR. 14 I 67767 1651156 (/0518,

A TTORNEYS Sept-22, 1959 c. J. BEAUVAIS 2,904,797 ADJUSTABLE SLAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS FOR BEDS Filed Feb. 26. 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 HQ 3 Z 13; 2 x

INVENTOR. LV/fii' 3 J Baal/051s,

A TTORNEYS United States Patent ice g ADJUSTABLE SLAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS FOR BEDS Charles J. Beauvais, Collingswood, NJ. Application February 26, 1957, Serial No. 642,565 1 Claim. (Cl. -238) This invention relates to improvements in beds, and more particularly concerns improvements in adjustable support means for the slats of a bed.

In beds of conventional design, the slats are supported by a ledge afiixed to the inner surface of the sideboards. The slats are likely to be moved laterally and to fall from the ledge, thus depositing on the floor the box spring and mattress that the slats are supposed to support. Moreover, in such beds of conventional design no provision is made for positioning the mattress horizontally in cases where the floor on which the bed sits is not horizontal, or of positioning the mattress in a non-horizontal position where such is required for medical reasons.

It is accordingly an object of this invention to overcome the disadvantages just referred to.

It is another object of this invention to provide means for firmly holding the slats of a bed especially against lateral movement.

It is another object of this invention to provide means for adjusting the height of bed slats relative to the floor. It is another object of this invention to provide means for adjusting the height of bed slats, which means are easily accessible from above the sideboards with the box spring and mattress in place.

It is another object of this invention to provide means for horizontally positioning the top of the mattress on a bed, and for positioning the top of the mattress at the desired distance from the floor despite variations in the height of the various box springs and mattress manufactured today.

It is still another object of this invention to provide means for positioning the top of a mattress on a bed at an angle away from the horizontal.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will further become apparent hereinafter and in the drawings in which:

Fig. 1 represents a view in perspective of a bed having mounted thereon adjustable slat supporting means constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 represents a vertical sectional view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 taken as indicated by the lines and arrows II-H which appear in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 represents a view in elevation taken as indicated by the lines and arrows IIIIII which appear in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 represents a view in cross section taken as indicated by the lines and arrows IV-IV which appear in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 represents a top plan view taken as indicated by the lines and arrows V--V which appear in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 represents an alternate form of adjustable slat supporting means constructed in accordance with this invention; and

Fig. 7 represents a view in cross section of another embodiment of adjustable slat supporting means constructed in accordance with this invention.

Although specific terms are used in the following description for clarity, these terms are intended to refer only to the structures shown in the drawings and are not intended to define or limit the scope of the invention.

Turning now to the specific embodiments of the invention selected for illustration in the drawings, the number 11 designates generally a bed having a head member 12, a foot member 13 and a pair of sideboards 14, 15 positioned between the head and foot members. Aflixed to the inner walls of sideboards 14, 15 are adjustable slat supporting means 16 which support the ends of slats 17. Slats 17 support a box spring 18, a mattress 21 and a pillow 22.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 3, adjustable slat supporting means 16 is provided with a bracket plate 23 which has formed therein angled, countersunk holes 24 which admit fastening screws 25 that anchor bracket 23 to the inner wall of the sideboard. At each end of bracket plate 23, a bracket 26 extends horizontally away from the bracket plate. Bracket 26 has formed therein a bolt receiving hole 27.

In hole 27 is inserted a threaded bolt 28 which is provided with a nut 31. To hold the slats 17, a slat supporting element 32 is provided which has a middle portion 33 that is generally U-shaped and which has flanges 34 extending outwardly from the top of the U-shaped portion. Formed in flanges 34 are bolt receiving holes 35.

Fig. 4 shows in cross section the position of fastening screws 25, and Fig. 5 shows in top plan view the position of brackets 26 which overhang at their inner edges the slats 17.

In Fig. 6, an alternate form of the invention is shown in which the bracket plate 23 is provided with a downwardly depending tongue 36 having formed therein a hole which receives a screw 37. Screw 37 is preferably shorter than screw 25, since screw 37 is positioned horizontally. This arrangement aids in fixing bracket plate 23 rigidly to the sideboard and further insures against wobbling of the bracket plate.

In Fig. 7, the bracket plate 23 is provided with a flange 38 and the screws 25 are fastened to the top of the sideboard through holes formed in the flange.

In use, the slats 17 are supported in the U-shaped portion 33 of element 32 and the bolts 28 are rotated to raise or lower the slat to any desired height. It is important to note that the slotted heads of bolts 28 are accessible even when the box spring and mattress are in place on the bed, thus making their removal unnecessary while adjusting their height or distance from the floor.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred embodiment. Various changes may be made in the shape, size and arrangement of parts. Equivalent elements may be substituted for those described herein, parts may be reversed, and certain features of the invention may be utilized independently of the use of other features, all without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

An adjustable support for the slats of a bed having a pair of spaced apart sideboards, comprising a bracket plate suspended from the inner side of each of said sideboards, a pair of horizontally disposed brackets connected to and extending inwardly from each of said plates, said brackets being positioned one on each side of a slat, each of said brackets having a bolt receiving hole formed therein, a slat supporting element positioned directly below said brackets and having a U-shaped middle portion with flanges extending oppositely from the top of said middle portion, said middle portion snugly receiving one of said slats, and adjusting means connected between the bolt receiving hole of said brackets and said flanges of said slat 3 supporting element, saidadjusting means including a bolt 710,5 61 which is vertically immovable. 1,5 69,050 2,624,890 References Cited in .the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 5 5 38,983 107,774 Gregory Sept. 27, 1870 917,355

' 482,725 Currey Sept. 20, 1892 'Boyd Oct. 7, 1902 Swartz 1-0..-. "1.7.7.-- Jan. 12, 1926 Rubinstein Jan. 13, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS France Dec. 27, 1922 France Jan. 6, 1947 new "Rim 

